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# Brainstorm mockups (superpowers visual companion) - never ship
.superpowers/
-
-# Brand assets: upstream-controlled art, allowlisted from the personal-data
-# image rules above (which protect fork users from committing screenshots)
-!assets/mascot/*.png
-!assets/mascot/sources/*.png
-!assets/mascot/reference/*.png
diff --git a/assets/mascot/README.md b/assets/mascot/README.md
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-# Pip, the courier bird
-
-Brand assets for the project mascot. Design spec:
-[`docs/superpowers/specs/2026-07-11-mascot-brand-design.md`](../../docs/superpowers/specs/2026-07-11-mascot-brand-design.md).
-
-| File | Purpose |
-|---|---|
-| `pip_flight_loop.gif` | The animated brand mark (README header). 6 frames, transparent, <50 KB. |
-| `pip_avatar.png` | Static square avatar (repo/social use). |
-| `social_preview.png` | 1280x640 card for GitHub Settings -> Social preview. |
-| `sources/` | AI-generated sprite sheets the frames were cut from. |
-| `reference/` | Retired flat-style sprites, kept as palette reference. |
-| `assemble_flight_loop.py` | Regenerates the GIF from the tie sheet (pillow+numpy+scipy). |
-| `make_brand_assets.py` | Regenerates avatar + social card from the GIF (pillow). |
-
-Palette (exactly 7 colors): `#2a9d8f` `#1f6f65` `#e76f51` `#969ba0` `#ffffff` `#e63946` `#22333b`.
-The sprite never carries text or logos. Alt text is always "Pip, the courier bird".
diff --git a/assets/mascot/assemble_flight_loop.py b/assets/mascot/assemble_flight_loop.py
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-"""Regenerate pip_flight_loop.gif from sources/chatgpt_tie_sheet.png.
-
-Pipeline: 2D-cluster the sheet into 6 birds, snap every pixel to the 7-color
-brand palette, order frames by wing centroid (no per-frame rescaling),
-anchor on the beak, flood-fill edge-connected background to transparent.
-Requires: pillow, numpy, scipy (maintainer tooling; not needed by CI).
-"""
-from pathlib import Path
-from PIL import Image
-import numpy as np
-from scipy import ndimage
-
-HERE = Path(__file__).parent
-SHEET = HERE / "sources" / "chatgpt_tie_sheet.png"
-OUT_GIF = HERE / "pip_flight_loop.gif"
-
-PAL = np.array([
- (42, 157, 143), (31, 111, 101), (231, 111, 81), (150, 155, 160),
- (255, 255, 255), (230, 57, 70), (34, 51, 59),
-], dtype=int)
-TRANSPARENT = 7
-CANVAS = 560
-
-im = Image.open(SHEET).convert("RGB")
-a_full = np.asarray(im).astype(int)
-nonwhite_full = (a_full < 245).any(axis=2)
-
-# 2D clustering: dilate to glue beak tips, label, keep 6 largest, sort by x
-dil = ndimage.binary_dilation(nonwhite_full, iterations=2)
-lab2, n2 = ndimage.label(dil)
-sizes = ndimage.sum(dil, lab2, range(1, n2 + 1))
-keep = np.argsort(sizes)[::-1][:6] + 1
-comps = []
-for k in keep:
- mask = (lab2 == k) & nonwhite_full
- ys, xs = np.where(mask)
- comps.append(dict(mask=mask, x0=xs.min(), x1=xs.max(), y0=ys.min(), y1=ys.max(), cx=xs.mean()))
-comps.sort(key=lambda d: d["cx"])
-assert len(comps) == 6, f"expected 6 birds, found {len(comps)}"
-
-def snap(arr):
- d = ((arr[:, :, None, :] - PAL[None, None, :, :]) ** 2).sum(-1)
- return PAL[d.argmin(-1)].astype(np.uint8)
-
-cells = []
-for comp in comps:
- pad = 8
- y0, y1 = max(0, comp["y0"] - pad), comp["y1"] + pad
- x0, x1 = max(0, comp["x0"] - pad), comp["x1"] + pad
- sub = a_full[y0:y1, x0:x1].copy()
- submask = comp["mask"][y0:y1, x0:x1]
- sub[~submask] = (255, 255, 255)
- cells.append(snap(sub))
-
-def color_mask(arr, ci, tol=10):
- return np.abs(arr.astype(int) - PAL[ci]).sum(-1) < tol
-
-infos = []
-for i, c in enumerate(cells):
- coral = color_mask(c, 2)
- lab, n = ndimage.label(coral)
- best, besty = None, 10 ** 9
- for k in range(1, n + 1):
- ys, xs = np.where(lab == k)
- if len(ys) < 80:
- continue
- if ys.mean() < besty:
- besty, best = ys.mean(), (xs, ys)
- bx, by = best[0].mean(), best[1].mean()
- dteal = color_mask(c, 1)
- wing_c = float(np.where(dteal)[0].mean()) if dteal.sum() else by
- infos.append(dict(i=i, beak=(bx, by), area=len(best[0]), wing_c=wing_c))
-
-for d_ in infos:
- # birds in the sheet are size-consistent (within 5%); rescaling by noisy
- # beak measurements caused a visible zoom pulse in an earlier build
- d_["scale"] = 1.0
- d_["wing_rel"] = d_["wing_c"] - d_["beak"][1]
-
-order_sorted = sorted(infos, key=lambda d: d["wing_rel"])
-seq = [order_sorted[0], order_sorted[2], order_sorted[4], order_sorted[5], order_sorted[3], order_sorted[1]]
-
-p_frames = []
-for d_ in seq:
- c = cells[d_["i"]]
- h, w = c.shape[:2]
- sc = d_["scale"]
- c2 = np.asarray(Image.fromarray(c).resize((int(w * sc), int(h * sc)), Image.NEAREST))
- beak = (d_["beak"][0] * sc, d_["beak"][1] * sc)
- canvas = np.full((CANVAS, CANVAS, 3), 255, dtype=np.uint8)
- tx, ty = int(CANVAS * 0.72), int(CANVAS * 0.38)
- px, py = int(tx - beak[0]), int(ty - beak[1])
- H2, W2 = c2.shape[:2]
- x0, y0 = max(0, px), max(0, py)
- x1, y1 = min(CANVAS, px + W2), min(CANVAS, py + H2)
- canvas[y0:y1, x0:x1] = c2[y0 - py:y0 - py + (y1 - y0), x0 - px:x0 - px + (x1 - x0)]
-
- nonwhite = (canvas < 250).any(axis=2)
- lab, n = ndimage.label(nonwhite)
- for k in range(1, n + 1):
- ys, xs = np.where(lab == k)
- cols = canvas[ys, xs].astype(int)
- is_gray = (np.abs(cols - PAL[3]).sum(-1) < 60).mean() > 0.6
- if len(ys) < 400 and ys.mean() < 300 and is_gray:
- canvas[ys, xs] = (255, 255, 255)
- nonwhite[ys, xs] = False
-
- d2 = ((canvas.astype(int)[:, :, None, :] - PAL[None, None, :, :]) ** 2).sum(-1)
- idx = d2.argmin(-1).astype(np.uint8)
- white = ~nonwhite
- wlab, wn = ndimage.label(white)
- border = set(wlab[0, :]) | set(wlab[-1, :]) | set(wlab[:, 0]) | set(wlab[:, -1])
- border.discard(0)
- idx[np.isin(wlab, list(border))] = TRANSPARENT
- # enclosed white pockets: classify by boundary composition. The chest patch
- # always borders light teal (body interior); the envelope face is >=70%
- # gray/red; true background pockets (between legs, body-envelope gap) are
- # neither. NOTE: do not use outline/dark-teal ratios here - anti-aliased
- # white-to-outline edges quantize to gray and poison those ratios.
- for wl in range(1, wn + 1):
- if wl in border:
- continue
- comp = wlab == wl
- ring = ndimage.binary_dilation(comp, iterations=2) & ~comp & nonwhite
- ridx = idx[ring]
- if len(ridx) == 0:
- continue
- teal = (ridx == 0).sum() / len(ridx) # light teal only
- envelope = np.isin(ridx, [3, 5]).sum() / len(ridx) # gray, red
- if teal >= 0.08:
- continue # chest: real content
- if envelope >= 0.70:
- continue # envelope face: real content, keep whole. (A border-clip
- # was tried here to split merged face+gap components; it misfit
- # tilted envelopes and bit into the face. The merged white reads
- # fine as-is - do not reintroduce clipping.)
- idx[comp] = TRANSPARENT
- # targeted art cleanup: the source sheet has one large outlined teal blob
- # (a vestigial appendage) drawn into the body-envelope gap of one frame.
- # Only fragments >=100px qualify - smaller teal fragments are legitimate
- # pixel-art texture, and generic cleanup rules damage the tie and feet.
- bird_mask = np.isin(idx, [0, 1])
- blab, bn = ndimage.label(bird_mask)
- if bn > 1:
- bsizes = ndimage.sum(bird_mask, blab, range(1, bn + 1))
- bmain = int(np.argmax(bsizes)) + 1
- gray_mask = idx == 3
- glab, gn = ndimage.label(gray_mask)
- a_fit, b_fit = 0.0, 10 ** 6
- if gn:
- gsizes = ndimage.sum(gray_mask, glab, range(1, gn + 1))
- env_gray = glab == (int(np.argmax(gsizes)) + 1)
- cols = np.where(env_gray.any(axis=0))[0]
- tops = env_gray.argmax(axis=0)[cols].astype(float)
- med = np.median(tops)
- good = np.abs(tops - med) <= 20
- if good.sum() >= 10:
- a_fit, b_fit = np.polyfit(cols[good], tops[good], 1)
- else:
- a_fit, b_fit = 0.0, med
- for bk in range(1, bn + 1):
- if bk == bmain or not (100 <= bsizes[bk - 1] < 600):
- continue
- ys3, xs3 = np.where(blab == bk)
- cy, cx = ys3.mean(), xs3.mean()
- border_here = a_fit * cx + b_fit
- if not (border_here - 55 <= cy < border_here):
- continue
- fmask = blab == bk
- ring = ndimage.binary_dilation(fmask, iterations=2) & ~fmask
- if not ring.any() or (idx[ring] == 6).mean() < 0.40:
- continue
- # erase the blob's own outline ring, but protect outline pixels
- # that belong to the body, chest, tie, or feet (anything near the
- # main structures) - an unprotected shell bit the body outline
- protected = ndimage.binary_dilation(
- (blab == bmain) | (idx == 4) | (idx == 2), iterations=2)
- shell = ndimage.binary_dilation(fmask, iterations=3) & (idx == 6) & ~protected
- erased = fmask | shell
- idx[fmask] = TRANSPARENT
- idx[shell] = TRANSPARENT
- # repair: the blob's boundary doubled as the local body outline, so
- # erasing it exposes bare chest white to the background. Repaint the
- # exposed content edge (white/teal within the wound area, near the
- # new transparency) as outline so the bird's underside stays closed.
- near_wound = ndimage.binary_dilation(erased, iterations=6)
- transp = idx == TRANSPARENT
- near_gap = ndimage.binary_dilation(transp, iterations=6)
- repaint = near_wound & near_gap & np.isin(idx, [0, 1, 4])
- idx[repaint] = 6
- p = Image.fromarray(idx, mode="P")
- palette = PAL.astype(np.uint8).flatten().tolist() + [255, 0, 255]
- p.putpalette(palette + [0] * (768 - len(palette)))
- p.info["transparency"] = TRANSPARENT
- p_frames.append(p)
-
-p_frames[0].save(OUT_GIF, save_all=True, append_images=p_frames[1:],
- duration=110, loop=0, disposal=2, transparency=TRANSPARENT, optimize=False)
-print(f"wrote {OUT_GIF} ({OUT_GIF.stat().st_size} bytes)")
-assert OUT_GIF.stat().st_size < 50_000, "README asset must stay under 50 KB"
diff --git a/assets/mascot/make_brand_assets.py b/assets/mascot/make_brand_assets.py
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-"""Generate pip_avatar.png (512x512) and social_preview.png (1280x640)
-from pip_flight_loop.gif. Requires pillow (maintainer tooling, not CI).
-
-Layout rule for the card (the old draft's bug was text/mascot overlap):
-mascot occupies x < 500; text starts at x = 540; an assertion enforces
-that the widest text line fits inside the canvas.
-"""
-from pathlib import Path
-from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont
-
-HERE = Path(__file__).parent
-GIF = HERE / "pip_flight_loop.gif"
-
-INK = (34, 51, 59) # 22333b
-GRAY = (120, 126, 133)
-SEAL = (230, 57, 70) # e63946
-WORDMARK = "ai-job-search"
-TAGLINE = "job search that runs on your machine"
-
-def best_frame(gif_path, frame_index=0):
- g = Image.open(gif_path)
- g.seek(frame_index)
- return g.convert("RGBA")
-
-def find_font(size):
- candidates = [
- r"C:\Windows\Fonts\consolab.ttf", # Consolas Bold
- r"C:\Windows\Fonts\consola.ttf",
- "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu/DejaVuSansMono-Bold.ttf",
- ]
- for c in candidates:
- if Path(c).exists():
- return ImageFont.truetype(c, size)
- return ImageFont.load_default()
-
-def make_avatar():
- frame = best_frame(GIF, 0) # first frame: wing raised, reads best square
- bbox = frame.getbbox()
- crop = frame.crop(bbox)
- side = max(crop.size) + 60
- canvas = Image.new("RGBA", (side, side), (0, 0, 0, 0))
- canvas.paste(crop, ((side - crop.width) // 2, (side - crop.height) // 2), crop)
- canvas = canvas.resize((512, 512), Image.NEAREST)
- out = HERE / "pip_avatar.png"
- canvas.save(out)
- print(f"wrote {out}")
-
-def make_card():
- W, H = 1280, 640
- card = Image.new("RGB", (W, H), (255, 255, 255))
- draw = ImageDraw.Draw(card)
-
- frame = best_frame(GIF, 0)
- bbox = frame.getbbox()
- crop = frame.crop(bbox)
- target_h = 420
- scale = target_h / crop.height
- crop = crop.resize((int(crop.width * scale), target_h), Image.NEAREST)
- mascot_x = 90
- assert mascot_x + crop.width <= 500, "mascot must stay left of x=500"
- card.paste(crop, (mascot_x, (H - crop.height) // 2), crop)
-
- f_big = find_font(72)
- f_small = find_font(32)
- tx = 540
- draw.text((tx, 240), WORDMARK, font=f_big, fill=INK)
- wm_w = draw.textlength(WORDMARK, font=f_big)
- tag_w = draw.textlength(TAGLINE, font=f_small)
- assert tx + max(wm_w, tag_w) <= W - 40, "text overflows card"
- draw.text((tx, 340), TAGLINE, font=f_small, fill=GRAY)
- # seal-red accent: small dot echoing the envelope seal
- draw.ellipse((tx + 2, 402, tx + 22, 422), fill=SEAL)
- draw.text((tx + 34, 400), "free & open source", font=f_small, fill=GRAY)
-
- out = HERE / "social_preview.png"
- card.save(out)
- print(f"wrote {out}")
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
- make_avatar()
- make_card()
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-# Pip Brand PR Implementation Plan
-
-> **For agentic workers:** REQUIRED SUB-SKILL: Use superpowers:subagent-driven-development (recommended) or superpowers:executing-plans to implement this plan task-by-task. Steps use checkbox (`- [ ]`) syntax for tracking.
-
-**Goal:** Ship the Pip mascot as the repo's brand: README header GIF, versioned brand assets, social preview card, and avatar, per `docs/superpowers/specs/2026-07-11-mascot-brand-design.md`.
-
-**Architecture:** All brand assets live in `assets/mascot/` with their source sheets and regeneration scripts. The README references one stable filename (`pip_flight_loop.gif`) so future mascot iterations never touch the README again. A stdlib-only unit test permanently guards against broken local image references in the README.
-
-**Tech Stack:** Python 3 (Pillow + numpy + scipy for asset generation, stdlib only for the committed test), git, gh CLI.
-
-## Global Constraints
-
-- Palette is exactly 7 colors: `#2a9d8f` `#1f6f65` `#e76f51` `#969ba0` `#ffffff` `#e63946` `#22333b` (tie shares `#22333b`)
-- README-rendered GIF stays under 50 KB (current master: 30,138 bytes)
-- Alt text for the mascot is exactly: `Pip, the courier bird`
-- No text, logos, or tooling motifs inside the sprite itself
-- The committed test must be stdlib-only (CI does not install Pillow)
-- CI must stay green: `python -m unittest discover` and `python tools/lint_skills.py` pass after every task
-- Work happens on the existing `brand/mascot-pip` branch (spec is already committed there)
-- Source-of-truth files on this machine:
- - Master GIF: `C:\Users\Bruger\Desktop\mascot_candidates\courier_flight_loop_v19_tie.gif` (v19 = FINAL, user-approved: v8 white handling + blob removal with protected shell + thin outline repaint; v5-v18 and v20-v21 superseded)
- - ChatGPT tie sheet: `C:\Users\Bruger\Downloads\ChatGPT Image 12. jul. 2026, 06.30.48.png`
- - Gemini sheet: `C:\Users\Bruger\Downloads\Gemini_Generated_Image_azwqj6azwqj6azwq (1).png`
- - Retired flat sprites: `C:\Users\Bruger\Desktop\mascot_candidates\{A_standing_courier,B_flying_delivery,C_envelope_hugger}.png`
- - Assembly script: full v19 pipeline code reproduced in Task 1 Step 4
-
----
-
-### Task 1: Repo hygiene and brand assets in place
-
-**Files:**
-- Modify: `.gitignore` (append one block at end)
-- Create: `assets/mascot/pip_flight_loop.gif` (copy of courier_flight_loop_v19_tie.gif)
-- Create: `assets/mascot/sources/chatgpt_tie_sheet.png`
-- Create: `assets/mascot/sources/gemini_sheet.png`
-- Create: `assets/mascot/reference/{A_standing_courier,B_flying_delivery,C_envelope_hugger}.png`
-- Create: `assets/mascot/assemble_flight_loop.py`
-- Create: `assets/mascot/README.md`
-
-**Interfaces:**
-- Produces: `assets/mascot/pip_flight_loop.gif` — the stable path Task 2's README edit and Task 3's generator consume.
-
-- [ ] **Step 1: Add `.superpowers/` to .gitignore**
-
-Append to the end of `.gitignore`:
-
-```gitignore
-
-# Brainstorm mockups (superpowers visual companion) - never ship
-.superpowers/
-```
-
-- [ ] **Step 2: Verify the ignore rule works**
-
-Run: `git check-ignore -v .superpowers/foo.html`
-Expected: prints a line ending in `.superpowers/` — exit code 0
-
-- [ ] **Step 3: Copy assets into place**
-
-```bash
-cd "C:/Users/Bruger/Desktop/github_local/ai-job-search"
-mkdir -p assets/mascot/sources assets/mascot/reference
-cp "C:/Users/Bruger/Desktop/mascot_candidates/courier_flight_loop_v19_tie.gif" assets/mascot/pip_flight_loop.gif
-cp "C:/Users/Bruger/Downloads/ChatGPT Image 12. jul. 2026, 06.30.48.png" assets/mascot/sources/chatgpt_tie_sheet.png
-cp "C:/Users/Bruger/Downloads/Gemini_Generated_Image_azwqj6azwqj6azwq (1).png" assets/mascot/sources/gemini_sheet.png
-cp "C:/Users/Bruger/Desktop/mascot_candidates/A_standing_courier.png" assets/mascot/reference/
-cp "C:/Users/Bruger/Desktop/mascot_candidates/B_flying_delivery.png" assets/mascot/reference/
-cp "C:/Users/Bruger/Desktop/mascot_candidates/C_envelope_hugger.png" assets/mascot/reference/
-```
-
-- [ ] **Step 4: Create `assets/mascot/assemble_flight_loop.py`**
-
-Full script (the session's v19 pipeline with repo-relative paths):
-
-```python
-"""Regenerate pip_flight_loop.gif from sources/chatgpt_tie_sheet.png.
-
-Pipeline: 2D-cluster the sheet into 6 birds, snap every pixel to the 7-color
-brand palette, order frames by wing centroid (no per-frame rescaling),
-anchor on the beak, flood-fill edge-connected background to transparent.
-Requires: pillow, numpy, scipy (maintainer tooling; not needed by CI).
-"""
-from pathlib import Path
-from PIL import Image
-import numpy as np
-from scipy import ndimage
-
-HERE = Path(__file__).parent
-SHEET = HERE / "sources" / "chatgpt_tie_sheet.png"
-OUT_GIF = HERE / "pip_flight_loop.gif"
-
-PAL = np.array([
- (42, 157, 143), (31, 111, 101), (231, 111, 81), (150, 155, 160),
- (255, 255, 255), (230, 57, 70), (34, 51, 59),
-], dtype=int)
-TRANSPARENT = 7
-CANVAS = 560
-
-im = Image.open(SHEET).convert("RGB")
-a_full = np.asarray(im).astype(int)
-nonwhite_full = (a_full < 245).any(axis=2)
-
-# 2D clustering: dilate to glue beak tips, label, keep 6 largest, sort by x
-dil = ndimage.binary_dilation(nonwhite_full, iterations=2)
-lab2, n2 = ndimage.label(dil)
-sizes = ndimage.sum(dil, lab2, range(1, n2 + 1))
-keep = np.argsort(sizes)[::-1][:6] + 1
-comps = []
-for k in keep:
- mask = (lab2 == k) & nonwhite_full
- ys, xs = np.where(mask)
- comps.append(dict(mask=mask, x0=xs.min(), x1=xs.max(), y0=ys.min(), y1=ys.max(), cx=xs.mean()))
-comps.sort(key=lambda d: d["cx"])
-assert len(comps) == 6, f"expected 6 birds, found {len(comps)}"
-
-def snap(arr):
- d = ((arr[:, :, None, :] - PAL[None, None, :, :]) ** 2).sum(-1)
- return PAL[d.argmin(-1)].astype(np.uint8)
-
-cells = []
-for comp in comps:
- pad = 8
- y0, y1 = max(0, comp["y0"] - pad), comp["y1"] + pad
- x0, x1 = max(0, comp["x0"] - pad), comp["x1"] + pad
- sub = a_full[y0:y1, x0:x1].copy()
- submask = comp["mask"][y0:y1, x0:x1]
- sub[~submask] = (255, 255, 255)
- cells.append(snap(sub))
-
-def color_mask(arr, ci, tol=10):
- return np.abs(arr.astype(int) - PAL[ci]).sum(-1) < tol
-
-infos = []
-for i, c in enumerate(cells):
- coral = color_mask(c, 2)
- lab, n = ndimage.label(coral)
- best, besty = None, 10 ** 9
- for k in range(1, n + 1):
- ys, xs = np.where(lab == k)
- if len(ys) < 80:
- continue
- if ys.mean() < besty:
- besty, best = ys.mean(), (xs, ys)
- bx, by = best[0].mean(), best[1].mean()
- dteal = color_mask(c, 1)
- wing_c = float(np.where(dteal)[0].mean()) if dteal.sum() else by
- infos.append(dict(i=i, beak=(bx, by), area=len(best[0]), wing_c=wing_c))
-
-for d_ in infos:
- # birds in the sheet are size-consistent (within 5%); rescaling by noisy
- # beak measurements caused a visible zoom pulse in an earlier build
- d_["scale"] = 1.0
- d_["wing_rel"] = d_["wing_c"] - d_["beak"][1]
-
-order_sorted = sorted(infos, key=lambda d: d["wing_rel"])
-seq = [order_sorted[0], order_sorted[2], order_sorted[4], order_sorted[5], order_sorted[3], order_sorted[1]]
-
-p_frames = []
-for d_ in seq:
- c = cells[d_["i"]]
- h, w = c.shape[:2]
- sc = d_["scale"]
- c2 = np.asarray(Image.fromarray(c).resize((int(w * sc), int(h * sc)), Image.NEAREST))
- beak = (d_["beak"][0] * sc, d_["beak"][1] * sc)
- canvas = np.full((CANVAS, CANVAS, 3), 255, dtype=np.uint8)
- tx, ty = int(CANVAS * 0.72), int(CANVAS * 0.38)
- px, py = int(tx - beak[0]), int(ty - beak[1])
- H2, W2 = c2.shape[:2]
- x0, y0 = max(0, px), max(0, py)
- x1, y1 = min(CANVAS, px + W2), min(CANVAS, py + H2)
- canvas[y0:y1, x0:x1] = c2[y0 - py:y0 - py + (y1 - y0), x0 - px:x0 - px + (x1 - x0)]
-
- nonwhite = (canvas < 250).any(axis=2)
- lab, n = ndimage.label(nonwhite)
- for k in range(1, n + 1):
- ys, xs = np.where(lab == k)
- cols = canvas[ys, xs].astype(int)
- is_gray = (np.abs(cols - PAL[3]).sum(-1) < 60).mean() > 0.6
- if len(ys) < 400 and ys.mean() < 300 and is_gray:
- canvas[ys, xs] = (255, 255, 255)
- nonwhite[ys, xs] = False
-
- d2 = ((canvas.astype(int)[:, :, None, :] - PAL[None, None, :, :]) ** 2).sum(-1)
- idx = d2.argmin(-1).astype(np.uint8)
- white = ~nonwhite
- wlab, wn = ndimage.label(white)
- border = set(wlab[0, :]) | set(wlab[-1, :]) | set(wlab[:, 0]) | set(wlab[:, -1])
- border.discard(0)
- idx[np.isin(wlab, list(border))] = TRANSPARENT
- # enclosed white pockets: classify by boundary composition. The chest patch
- # always borders light teal (body interior); the envelope face is >=70%
- # gray/red; true background pockets (between legs, body-envelope gap) are
- # neither. NOTE: do not use outline/dark-teal ratios here - anti-aliased
- # white-to-outline edges quantize to gray and poison those ratios.
- for wl in range(1, wn + 1):
- if wl in border:
- continue
- comp = wlab == wl
- ring = ndimage.binary_dilation(comp, iterations=2) & ~comp & nonwhite
- ridx = idx[ring]
- if len(ridx) == 0:
- continue
- teal = (ridx == 0).sum() / len(ridx) # light teal only
- envelope = np.isin(ridx, [3, 5]).sum() / len(ridx) # gray, red
- if teal >= 0.08:
- continue # chest: real content
- if envelope >= 0.70:
- continue # envelope face: real content, keep whole. (A border-clip
- # was tried here to split merged face+gap components; it misfit
- # tilted envelopes and bit into the face. The merged white reads
- # fine as-is - do not reintroduce clipping.)
- idx[comp] = TRANSPARENT
- # targeted art cleanup: the source sheet has one large outlined teal blob
- # (a vestigial appendage) drawn into the body-envelope gap of one frame.
- # Only fragments >=100px qualify - smaller teal fragments are legitimate
- # pixel-art texture, and generic cleanup rules damage the tie and feet.
- bird_mask = np.isin(idx, [0, 1])
- blab, bn = ndimage.label(bird_mask)
- if bn > 1:
- bsizes = ndimage.sum(bird_mask, blab, range(1, bn + 1))
- bmain = int(np.argmax(bsizes)) + 1
- gray_mask = idx == 3
- glab, gn = ndimage.label(gray_mask)
- a_fit, b_fit = 0.0, 10 ** 6
- if gn:
- gsizes = ndimage.sum(gray_mask, glab, range(1, gn + 1))
- env_gray = glab == (int(np.argmax(gsizes)) + 1)
- cols = np.where(env_gray.any(axis=0))[0]
- tops = env_gray.argmax(axis=0)[cols].astype(float)
- med = np.median(tops)
- good = np.abs(tops - med) <= 20
- if good.sum() >= 10:
- a_fit, b_fit = np.polyfit(cols[good], tops[good], 1)
- else:
- a_fit, b_fit = 0.0, med
- for bk in range(1, bn + 1):
- if bk == bmain or not (100 <= bsizes[bk - 1] < 600):
- continue
- ys3, xs3 = np.where(blab == bk)
- cy, cx = ys3.mean(), xs3.mean()
- border_here = a_fit * cx + b_fit
- if not (border_here - 55 <= cy < border_here):
- continue
- fmask = blab == bk
- ring = ndimage.binary_dilation(fmask, iterations=2) & ~fmask
- if not ring.any() or (idx[ring] == 6).mean() < 0.40:
- continue
- # erase the blob's own outline ring, but protect outline pixels
- # that belong to the body, chest, tie, or feet (anything near the
- # main structures) - an unprotected shell bit the body outline
- protected = ndimage.binary_dilation(
- (blab == bmain) | (idx == 4) | (idx == 2), iterations=2)
- shell = ndimage.binary_dilation(fmask, iterations=3) & (idx == 6) & ~protected
- erased = fmask | shell
- idx[fmask] = TRANSPARENT
- idx[shell] = TRANSPARENT
- # repair: the blob's boundary doubled as the local body outline, so
- # erasing it exposes bare chest white to the background. Repaint the
- # exposed content edge (white/teal within the wound area, near the
- # new transparency) as outline so the bird's underside stays closed.
- near_wound = ndimage.binary_dilation(erased, iterations=6)
- transp = idx == TRANSPARENT
- near_gap = ndimage.binary_dilation(transp, iterations=6)
- repaint = near_wound & near_gap & np.isin(idx, [0, 1, 4])
- idx[repaint] = 6
- p = Image.fromarray(idx, mode="P")
- palette = PAL.astype(np.uint8).flatten().tolist() + [255, 0, 255]
- p.putpalette(palette + [0] * (768 - len(palette)))
- p.info["transparency"] = TRANSPARENT
- p_frames.append(p)
-
-p_frames[0].save(OUT_GIF, save_all=True, append_images=p_frames[1:],
- duration=110, loop=0, disposal=2, transparency=TRANSPARENT, optimize=False)
-print(f"wrote {OUT_GIF} ({OUT_GIF.stat().st_size} bytes)")
-assert OUT_GIF.stat().st_size < 50_000, "README asset must stay under 50 KB"
-```
-
-- [ ] **Step 5: Create `assets/mascot/README.md`**
-
-```markdown
-# Pip, the courier bird
-
-Brand assets for the project mascot. Design spec:
-[`docs/superpowers/specs/2026-07-11-mascot-brand-design.md`](../../docs/superpowers/specs/2026-07-11-mascot-brand-design.md).
-
-| File | Purpose |
-|---|---|
-| `pip_flight_loop.gif` | The animated brand mark (README header). 6 frames, transparent, <50 KB. |
-| `pip_avatar.png` | Static square avatar (repo/social use). |
-| `social_preview.png` | 1280x640 card for GitHub Settings -> Social preview. |
-| `sources/` | AI-generated sprite sheets the frames were cut from. |
-| `reference/` | Retired flat-style sprites, kept as palette reference. |
-| `assemble_flight_loop.py` | Regenerates the GIF from the tie sheet (pillow+numpy+scipy). |
-| `make_brand_assets.py` | Regenerates avatar + social card from the GIF (pillow). |
-
-Palette (exactly 7 colors): `#2a9d8f` `#1f6f65` `#e76f51` `#969ba0` `#ffffff` `#e63946` `#22333b`.
-The sprite never carries text or logos. Alt text is always "Pip, the courier bird".
-```
-
-- [ ] **Step 6: Verify the regeneration script reproduces the GIF**
-
-Run: `cd assets/mascot && python assemble_flight_loop.py`
-Expected: `wrote ...pip_flight_loop.gif (~30000 bytes)`, no assertion error. Then run `git diff --stat assets/mascot/pip_flight_loop.gif` — if the file changed byte-wise but a re-run is stable, that is fine (the copy in Step 3 and the regenerated file must simply both be valid; keep the regenerated one).
-
-- [ ] **Step 7: Run the existing suite (nothing should break)**
-
-Run: `python -m unittest discover && python tools/lint_skills.py`
-Expected: `OK` and `lint_skills: OK`
-
-- [ ] **Step 8: Commit**
-
-```bash
-git add .gitignore assets/
-git commit -m "feat(brand): add Pip mascot assets and regeneration pipeline"
-```
-
----
-
-### Task 2: README header swap + permanent image-reference guard
-
-**Files:**
-- Create: `tests/test_readme_assets.py`
-- Modify: `README.md:1-3`
-- Delete: `claude_animation.gif`
-
-**Interfaces:**
-- Consumes: `assets/mascot/pip_flight_loop.gif` from Task 1.
-- Produces: nothing downstream; the test becomes a permanent CI guard.
-
-- [ ] **Step 1: Write the guard test**
-
-Create `tests/test_readme_assets.py` (stdlib only — CI installs no packages):
-
-```python
-"""Every local image referenced by README.md must exist in the repo.
-
-A broken header image on the repo landing page is a silent, high-visibility
-failure; this guard turns it into a red CI run instead.
-"""
-import re
-import unittest
-from pathlib import Path
-
-REPO = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
-README = REPO / "README.md"
-
-IMG_SRC = re.compile(r'
]+src="([^"]+)"')
-MD_IMG = re.compile(r"!\[[^\]]*\]\(([^)\s]+)")
-
-
-class ReadmeImageReferences(unittest.TestCase):
- def _local_refs(self):
- text = README.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
- refs = IMG_SRC.findall(text) + MD_IMG.findall(text)
- return [r for r in refs if not r.startswith(("http://", "https://"))]
-
- def test_readme_exists_and_references_at_least_one_local_image(self):
- refs = self._local_refs()
- self.assertGreaterEqual(len(refs), 1, "README lost its mascot header image")
-
- def test_all_local_image_references_resolve(self):
- for ref in self._local_refs():
- with self.subTest(ref=ref):
- self.assertTrue((REPO / ref).is_file(), f"README references missing file: {ref}")
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
- unittest.main()
-```
-
-- [ ] **Step 2: Run it — it must pass against the CURRENT README (claude_animation.gif still exists)**
-
-Run: `python -m unittest tests.test_readme_assets -v`
-Expected: 2 tests PASS (this proves the test works before the swap; it will catch a bad path after the swap)
-
-- [ ] **Step 3: Swap the README header**
-
-In `README.md`, replace exactly:
-
-```html
-
-```
-
-with:
-
-```html
-
-```
-
-- [ ] **Step 4: Delete the old placeholder GIF**
-
-Run: `git rm claude_animation.gif`
-
-- [ ] **Step 5: Confirm no stale references remain**
-
-Run: `grep -rn "claude_animation" --include="*.md" --include="*.yml" --include="*.tex" .`
-Expected: no matches (the only reference was README.md line 2)
-
-- [ ] **Step 6: Re-run the guard test — now validating the NEW path**
-
-Run: `python -m unittest tests.test_readme_assets -v`
-Expected: 2 tests PASS. (If Step 3's path had a typo, this fails — that is the guard working.)
-
-- [ ] **Step 7: Full suite + lint**
-
-Run: `python -m unittest discover && python tools/lint_skills.py`
-Expected: all pass
-
-- [ ] **Step 8: Commit**
-
-```bash
-git add README.md tests/test_readme_assets.py
-git commit -m "feat(brand): Pip takes over the README header"
-```
-
----
-
-### Task 3: Avatar and social preview card generator
-
-**Files:**
-- Create: `assets/mascot/make_brand_assets.py`
-- Create: `assets/mascot/pip_avatar.png` (generated)
-- Create: `assets/mascot/social_preview.png` (generated)
-
-**Interfaces:**
-- Consumes: `assets/mascot/pip_flight_loop.gif` from Task 1.
-- Produces: `pip_avatar.png` (512x512 RGBA) and `social_preview.png` (1280x640 RGB) for the manual upload steps in Task 4.
-
-- [ ] **Step 1: Write the generator**
-
-Create `assets/mascot/make_brand_assets.py`:
-
-```python
-"""Generate pip_avatar.png (512x512) and social_preview.png (1280x640)
-from pip_flight_loop.gif. Requires pillow (maintainer tooling, not CI).
-
-Layout rule for the card (the old draft's bug was text/mascot overlap):
-mascot occupies x < 500; text starts at x = 540; an assertion enforces
-that the widest text line fits inside the canvas.
-"""
-from pathlib import Path
-from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont
-
-HERE = Path(__file__).parent
-GIF = HERE / "pip_flight_loop.gif"
-
-INK = (34, 51, 59) # 22333b
-GRAY = (120, 126, 133)
-SEAL = (230, 57, 70) # e63946
-WORDMARK = "ai-job-search"
-TAGLINE = "job search that runs on your machine"
-
-def best_frame(gif_path, frame_index=0):
- g = Image.open(gif_path)
- g.seek(frame_index)
- return g.convert("RGBA")
-
-def find_font(size):
- candidates = [
- r"C:\Windows\Fonts\consolab.ttf", # Consolas Bold
- r"C:\Windows\Fonts\consola.ttf",
- "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu/DejaVuSansMono-Bold.ttf",
- ]
- for c in candidates:
- if Path(c).exists():
- return ImageFont.truetype(c, size)
- return ImageFont.load_default()
-
-def make_avatar():
- frame = best_frame(GIF, 0) # first frame: wing raised, reads best square
- bbox = frame.getbbox()
- crop = frame.crop(bbox)
- side = max(crop.size) + 60
- canvas = Image.new("RGBA", (side, side), (0, 0, 0, 0))
- canvas.paste(crop, ((side - crop.width) // 2, (side - crop.height) // 2), crop)
- canvas = canvas.resize((512, 512), Image.NEAREST)
- out = HERE / "pip_avatar.png"
- canvas.save(out)
- print(f"wrote {out}")
-
-def make_card():
- W, H = 1280, 640
- card = Image.new("RGB", (W, H), (255, 255, 255))
- draw = ImageDraw.Draw(card)
-
- frame = best_frame(GIF, 0)
- bbox = frame.getbbox()
- crop = frame.crop(bbox)
- target_h = 420
- scale = target_h / crop.height
- crop = crop.resize((int(crop.width * scale), target_h), Image.NEAREST)
- mascot_x = 90
- assert mascot_x + crop.width <= 500, "mascot must stay left of x=500"
- card.paste(crop, (mascot_x, (H - crop.height) // 2), crop)
-
- f_big = find_font(72)
- f_small = find_font(32)
- tx = 540
- draw.text((tx, 240), WORDMARK, font=f_big, fill=INK)
- wm_w = draw.textlength(WORDMARK, font=f_big)
- tag_w = draw.textlength(TAGLINE, font=f_small)
- assert tx + max(wm_w, tag_w) <= W - 40, "text overflows card"
- draw.text((tx, 340), TAGLINE, font=f_small, fill=GRAY)
- # seal-red accent: small dot echoing the envelope seal
- draw.ellipse((tx + 2, 402, tx + 22, 422), fill=SEAL)
- draw.text((tx + 34, 400), "free & open source", font=f_small, fill=GRAY)
-
- out = HERE / "social_preview.png"
- card.save(out)
- print(f"wrote {out}")
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
- make_avatar()
- make_card()
-```
-
-- [ ] **Step 2: Run it**
-
-Run: `cd assets/mascot && python make_brand_assets.py`
-Expected: `wrote ...pip_avatar.png` and `wrote ...social_preview.png`, no assertion errors
-
-- [ ] **Step 3: Visually inspect both outputs**
-
-Read `assets/mascot/pip_avatar.png` and `assets/mascot/social_preview.png` with the Read tool.
-Check: avatar is centered with clear margins, transparent corners; card has no mascot/text overlap, wordmark and tagline legible, seal-red dot present. Iterate on coordinates if anything overlaps — the assertions catch overflow, only aesthetics need eyes.
-
-- [ ] **Step 4: Full suite + lint**
-
-Run: `python -m unittest discover && python tools/lint_skills.py`
-Expected: all pass
-
-- [ ] **Step 5: Commit**
-
-```bash
-git add assets/mascot/make_brand_assets.py assets/mascot/pip_avatar.png assets/mascot/social_preview.png
-git commit -m "feat(brand): generate Pip avatar and social preview card"
-```
-
----
-
-### Task 4: Final verification, push, and PR
-
-**Files:**
-- No file changes; verification, push, PR creation, and documented manual steps.
-
-**Interfaces:**
-- Consumes: all commits on `brand/mascot-pip` from Tasks 1-3 plus the two spec commits already on the branch.
-
-- [ ] **Step 1: Full local verification**
-
-Run: `python -m unittest discover -v && python tools/lint_skills.py && python tools/security_guards.py`
-Expected: all green (security guards must pass — this PR touches .gitignore, which the guard inspects)
-
-- [ ] **Step 2: Review the full diff**
-
-Run: `git diff master...brand/mascot-pip --stat`
-Expected: spec + plan docs, .gitignore (+2 lines), assets/mascot/* added, README.md (1 line changed), claude_animation.gif deleted, tests/test_readme_assets.py added. Nothing else.
-
-- [ ] **Step 3: Push and open the PR**
-
-```bash
-git push -u origin brand/mascot-pip
-gh pr create --title "brand: meet Pip, the courier bird" --body "$(cat <<'EOF'
-Replaces the placeholder header animation with the project's own mascot: **Pip**, a pixel-art courier bird delivering your applications (now with a tie - dressed for the interviews it books you).
-
-- README header: transparent 6-frame flight loop, 30 KB, renders on light and dark themes
-- assets/mascot/: master GIF, source sheets, retired palette-reference sprites, and the full regeneration pipeline (palette-snap to exactly 7 brand colors, beak-anchored alignment, measured flap-cycle ordering)
-- tests/test_readme_assets.py: stdlib-only CI guard - every local image the README references must exist
-- .gitignore: excludes .superpowers/ brainstorm artifacts
-- Design spec included: docs/superpowers/specs/2026-07-11-mascot-brand-design.md
-
-No behavior changes to any skill, command, or CLI.
-
-🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)
-EOF
-)"
-```
-
-Expected: PR URL printed. Wait for CI to pass before merging.
-
-- [ ] **Step 4: Document the two manual steps for the maintainer**
-
-These cannot be done via git and are Mads-manual:
-
-1. **Social preview:** GitHub repo → Settings → General → Social preview → upload `assets/mascot/social_preview.png`
-2. **Avatar (optional):** use `assets/mascot/pip_avatar.png` wherever a square mark is needed (e.g. a future org account; personal GitHub avatar stays personal)
-
-- [ ] **Step 5: After merge (separate, do not merge unilaterally)**
-
-Merging the PR is the maintainer's call in this repo's normal flow. After merge, verify the rendered README on github.com in both light and dark themes, then delete the local `brand/mascot-pip` branch.
-
----
-
-## Self-Review (completed)
-
-- **Spec coverage:** palette lock (Task 1 script + assets README), flight-loop GIF as README header with correct alt text (Task 2), social card with wordmark + tagline (Task 3), avatar (Task 3), seal-red echo (Task 3 card dot), `.superpowers/` gitignore (Task 1), `assets/mascot/` layout with sources/reference/scripts (Task 1), <50 KB budget (Task 1 assertion), both-themes render check (Task 4 Step 5). Out-of-scope items (pose redraws, Ko-fi copy, donation execution) correctly absent.
-- **Placeholder scan:** no TBDs; all code complete.
-- **Type consistency:** `pip_flight_loop.gif` path is identical across Tasks 1, 2, 3; palette constants match the spec hexes.
diff --git a/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-07-11-mascot-brand-design.md b/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-07-11-mascot-brand-design.md
deleted file mode 100644
index ca02605..0000000
--- a/docs/superpowers/specs/2026-07-11-mascot-brand-design.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-# Mascot & Brand Design: Pip the Courier Bird
-
-Date: 2026-07-11
-Status: Approved
-
-## Purpose
-
-Give the project a distinctive, ownable brand mark to replace the placeholder
-`claude_animation.gif`, anchor the donation appeal, and make shared repo links
-recognizable. Decisions below were made interactively with the maintainer; this
-document is the single source of truth for brand assets.
-
-## 1. The mascot
-
-**Pip**, a pixel-art courier bird. Identity: the AI agent that works for you on
-your machine - it searches job portals and delivers applications while you live
-your life. Pip is the agent, not the job seeker.
-
-Canonical style: the outlined redesign (dark outline, happy closed eye,
-expressive wing), which supersedes the original flat-style sprites. Pip wears a
-**small dark tie** (same `#22333b` as the outline - the palette stays at 7
-colors): the agent is dressed for the interviews it books you, and the tie
-sways with the wing beats. The three original flat PNGs are retired as
-candidates but kept as palette reference.
-
-**Locked palette (exactly 7 colors):**
-
-| Role | Hex |
-|---|---|
-| Body teal | `#2a9d8f` |
-| Wing dark teal | `#1f6f65` |
-| Beak & feet coral | `#e76f51` |
-| Envelope border gray | `#969ba0` |
-| Envelope & belly white | `#ffffff` |
-| Envelope seal red | `#e63946` |
-| Outline | `#22333b` |
-
-The **red-sealed envelope** is the signature brand detail and appears in every
-pose. No text, logos, or tooling motifs are ever baked into the sprite; the
-mark stays pure and brand attachment comes from the surfaces around it
-(section 3).
-
-## 2. The animated mark
-
-`assets/mascot/pip_flight_loop.gif` - the moving brand mark.
-
-- 6 frames, 110 ms/frame, infinite loop
-- Measured flap cycle: wing high, mid, flat, swept-down, low, rising - ordered
- by per-frame wing-centroid measurement
-- Beak-anchored: head fixed across frames; wing, body bob, envelope sway, and
- tie swing carry the motion
-- Every pixel snapped to the 7-color palette (no cross-frame color drift)
-- No per-frame rescaling (the source birds are size-consistent; rescaling by
- noisy measurements caused a visible zoom pulse in an early build)
-- True transparent background (edge-connected flood fill; belly and envelope
- whites stay opaque)
-- 560 px square master, displayed at 200 px; approximately 30 KB
-
-Provenance: an initial tie-less loop was generated with Gemini from a locked
-prompt (palette, choreography, loop constraints); the final tie-edition frames
-were generated with ChatGPT from the same design, then sliced, palette-snapped,
-beak-anchored, and assembled locally, with two targeted art repairs (one stray
-outlined blob removed and the exposed underside outline repainted). The full
-pipeline lives in `assets/mascot/assemble_flight_loop.py` and reproduces the
-shipped GIF exactly from `assets/mascot/sources/chatgpt_tie_sheet.png`.
-
-## 3. Brand surfaces
-
-1. **README header** - the flight-loop GIF replaces `claude_animation.gif`, same 200 px
- centered slot. Alt text: "Pip, the courier bird".
-2. **GitHub social preview card** - 1280x640 PNG uploaded in repo settings:
- Pip + `ai-job-search` wordmark + tagline "job search that runs on your
- machine". This card is the primary brand-attachment surface (shown on every
- shared link).
-3. **Avatar / favicon** - a static square pose in the outlined style (the
- envelope-hugger composition reads best square). Until it is redrawn, a
- cropped flight frame is acceptable.
-4. **Seal-red echo** - `#e63946` may be reused sparingly as an accent (social
- card). No other motifs enter the sprite.
-
-## 4. Repo hygiene
-
-- `.superpowers/` added to `.gitignore` (brainstorm mockups never ship)
-- Brand assets live in `assets/mascot/`: the master GIF, the source sprite
- sheets, the assembly script, and the retired flat PNGs (palette reference)
-- Forks inherit the brand by default; nothing personal is embedded
-
-## Out of scope
-
-- Redrawing the standing / hugger poses in the outlined style (follow-up; the
- Gemini prompt pattern from this session is reusable)
-- Donation-strategy execution (separate initiative; the mascot supports it but
- this spec does not change Ko-fi copy)
-- Any change to the mascot to represent the job seeker, add text to the GIF,
- or add tooling motifs - explicitly considered and rejected
-
-## Success criteria
-
-- README renders the transparent GIF cleanly in both GitHub light and dark
- themes, no stray artifacts in any frame
-- Social preview shows the lockup on link shares
-- Total added repo weight for the README-rendered asset stays under 50 KB